SAO PAULO: Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides that have killed 36 people in Brazil’s north Sao Paulo state, officials said Sunday, and the fatalities could rise.

KATHMANDU, Nov 12: General Secretary of Nepali Congress, Gagan Kumar Thapa, has expressed his commitment to resolve the flood-related problem created by Khaharekhola in Kapan area within the next two years.

KARNALI, Nov 7: At least 49 people have died and 25 others are still missing due to the monsoon-induced disasters and road accidents in Karnali province in the second and the third week of October. Seventy-four persons were injured in various disaster-related incidents in the province.

BARDIYA, Oct 11: Around 1,400 houses have been inundated due to floods in the Karnali River at Rajapur Municipality and Geruwa Rural Municipality in Bardiya district, following incessant rainfall since last week.

BANKE, Oct 11: More than 8,000 households have been affected by inundation caused by floods triggered by incessant rainfall in Banke district. Eight thousand seven hundred three households in eight local bodies in the district have been directly affected by flood and inundation, said Topendra Bahadur KC, assistant chief district officer of Banke district.

NEPALGUNJ, Oct 10: Most of the local units in Banke district have been inundated due to incessant rain and subsequent flooding for the past few days.

140 houses inundated in Nawalparasi

October 8, 2022 09:00 am

NAWALPARASI, Oct 8: As many as 140 houses in Nawalparasi (east) were inundated on Friday, due to floods in Narayani and other rivers following incessant rainfall for the past few days.

MAHENDRANAGAR, Sept 17: The Sudurpaschim Province has been badly affected by the landslides and floods caused by the incessant rainfall. Achham district has incurred huge loss of lives and properties.

DARCHULA, Sept 10: Five people have died and six others are missing due to floods and landslides in Darchula. As a result of incessant rain since Friday night, two people were killed in floods in Mahakali and Lasku Rivers, three people were buried in landslides and six people are missing.

DARCHULA, Sept 10: One person died and four others went missing in Darchula due to heavy flood triggered by incessant rain in Lasku River since Friday night.

KATHMANDU, Sept 10: More than a dozen houses were swept away by the flood triggered by heavy rainfall in Lasku River in Khalanga area of ​​Darchula district headquarters. According to the police, 11 people have reportedly gone missing in the flood so far.

PESHAWAR/KABUL, Aug 28: Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in northern Pakistan on Saturday after a fast-rising river destroyed a major bridge, as deadly floods cause devastation across the country.

KATHMANDU, August 11: Narayan Prasad Mainali of the landless squatter’s settlement along the Manohara River in Bhaktapur spent the night in waist-deep water on Tuesday due to the flood caused by incessant rain. Mainali, who was living in a small hut with her two children, told Republica that he had lost the hope of 'living' at that time.

BHAKTAPUR, August 11: The flooding in the Manohara River on Tuesday night has damaged property worth Rs 7.5 million. Manohara river flows through the border of Kathmandu and Bhaktapur districts. The flood has destroyed landless squatters’ and other settlements on the banks of the river, infrastructures at Kadaghari Police Sector and Dibyashwori Land Integrated Project.

Helambu roadway obstructed

August 9, 2022 10:23 am

SINDHUPALCHOWK, August 9: The Sipaghat-Melamchi section of the Helambu roadway has been disrupted due to incessant rainfall causing landslides.

KATHMANDU, August 6: The water level in Koshi River has gone above the danger level in Baraha Chhetra area in Sunsari. It is said that the water will reach Koshi Barrage in about two hours.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, August 6: Heavy rainfall has taken place in Ghumthang, Dhap, Nakate, and other areas in Sindhupalchok district.

ITAHARI/UDAYPUR, August 4: More than 20,000 people of Udaypur's Belka Municipality have been displaced as the Saptakoshi River changed its course toward the west and entered human settlements. After almost three and a half decades, Saptakoshi returned to its old course and destroyed human settlements in Belka. The swollen Saptakoshi entered wards 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9 around 4 AM on Wednesday.

MYAGDI, August 4: Volunteers have been mobilized for imparting information about flooding in the key rivers in Myagdi.

Flood enters  Kanchanpur settlement

August 3, 2022 12:50 pm

KATHMANDU, August 3: The flooded Chaudhar River has entered the Sarkiparki village of Bedkot Municipality-4 in Kanchanpur.

MYAGDI, August 3: People's mobility has been obstructed after a flood at Malika Rural Municipality-7, Marangkhola in Myagdi on Monday swept away a wooden bridge.

KATHMANDU, August 2: The dead body of the wife who went missing after being swept away by the flood along with her husband, has been recovered.

100 houses flooded in Gaindakot

August 2, 2022 16:30 pm

CHITWAN, August 2: About 100 houses in Gaindakot Municipality Wards 1, 2 and 4 located in Nawalparasi (Bardghat-Sustapoorva) have been flooded due to continuous rain for the past few days. Shivakant Tiwari, spokesperson for the municipality said that dozens of houses in these areas have been flooded due to the lack of long-term drainage of rainwater.

LAMJUNG, July 28: The Dumre-Besisahar road section in Lamjung has been disrupted again due to flood and landslide caused by incessant rain since last night. A landslide that occurred at Deurali Danda in Besisahar Municipality-1, Udipur, has obstructed the road section.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, July 21: Transport service has come to a halt along the Melamchi-Helambu road section as flood triggered by massive flood since last night took away its parts in several places.

The Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna (GBM) river basin, which India and Bangladesh share with Bhutan, China, and Nepal, is home to many water management issues brought on by floods, droughts, and water distribution. Whether it be erosion or flooding, there should be a shared knowledge of the issues.

UDAYAPUR, July 2: Hundreds of houses and shops in Gaighat Bazar area in Udaypur district were inundated due to the flood triggered by incessant rainfall since Friday night.

KATHMANDU, July 2: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has directed the subordinate bodies to make efforts so as to prevent possible losses at Lahure gorge of Dumrekot in Belaka Municipality-8, Udayapur, which is being eroded by the Koshi River.

KATHMANDU, JUNE 30: The government has deployed Nepal Army helicopters in three provinces for relief and rescue, saying that 72 districts are at the risk of floods and landslides. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, 72 districts are at the risk of floods and landslides for which army helicopters are on standby to mobilize security forces and other stakeholders concerned and assist in relief and rescue operations.

BANIYANI, June 20: As many as 13 families were displaced and 25 households inundated when a flood-fed Ratuwa river in Jhapa eroded a human settlement.

KASKI, June 19: The flooded Seti river has damaged the motorable bridge linking two wards of Pokhara Metropolitan City, causing transportation disruption.

BAGLUNG, June 9: The Mid-Hill Highway has been blocked by landslides triggered by heavy rain. According to Him Bahadur Bhandari, spokesperson for Galkot Municipality, the road from Baglung Bazar to Ghodabandhe View Tower and Hatia leading to Galkot has been blocked by landslides.

KATHMANDU, June 9: The area around Melamchi River in Sindhupalchowk has been affected due to heavy rains. Floods triggered by heavy rain last night have damaged temporary structures on the Melamchi River.

BRASILIA, Jan 31: Landslides and flooding from heavy rains in Sao Paulo state have killed at least 19 people since Friday, including seven children, public safety officials said on Sunday.

BIRATNAGAR, Nov 1: The floods that hit the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor from October 18 to October 20 have caused a loss of Rs 2.5 billion. Published the preliminary details of the damage caused by the flood, the Industry Association, Morang, said that 41 industries in the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor suffered a loss of Rs 2.471 billion.

JUMLA, Oct 31: Eight hundred farmers of Jumla have been badly affected by the recent floods triggered by incessant rains from October 18 to October 20. The floods damaged the farmers' crops including apple orchard, walnut nursery, apple nursery, maize, bean and millet. According to the data prepared by the District Administration Office, Jumla, 800 people of the district have been affected by the floods.

KATHMANDU, Oct 24: Farmers faced a loss of paddy worth an estimated Rs 7.22 billion due to massive floods triggered by the torrential rain last week.

BIRATNAGAR, Oct 23: Floods and landslides that occurred following incessant rains have killed 70 people in Province 1. Addressing a meeting of the Province Assembly on Friday, Chief Minister Bhim Acharya said that 70 people have been killed in the recent incidents of floods and landslides in Province 1 as of Friday.

KATHMANDU, Oct 22: At least 111 people have lost their lives in the recent incidents of floods, landslides and inundation.

KATHMANDU, Oct 21: At least 88 people have been killed in the recent floods and landslides in different districts of the country as of Thursday morning, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

KATHMANDU, Oct 30: The government has announced to provide Rs 200,000 as immediate relief to the family of those killed due to flood and landslide in the past few days. An emergency meeting of the cabinet held on Wednesday afternoon made a decision to this effect.

KATHMANDU, Oct 20: A total of 48 have lost their lives till this afternoon due to landslide, flood and inundation following heavy rainfall at different places of the country. Similarly, 31 persons have gone missing in the incident of natural disaster in various districts.

KATHMANDU, Oct 20: The Biratnagar Airport has been inundated due to floods triggered by continuous rain. All flights to and from the airport have been affected including the Kathmandu-Biratnagar flight after the airport was submerged, according to Tribhuvan International Airport.

Flood sweeps away a vehicle in Dang

October 20, 2021 09:44 am

DANG, Oct 20: A swollen rivulet in Dang has swept away a vehicle in Dang on Tuesday.

KANCHANPUR, Oct 19: The Mahakali River in Sudurpaschim Province has recorded the highest water level in eight years. The water flow in the River bordering Nepal and India was measured to be at 547,224 cusec on Tuesday noon.

TIKAPUR, Oct 19: The Karnali River has breached the embankment near Shahipur in Tikapur Municipality-5. According to a local youth, Bhupendra Saund, the river has flooded the village.

KATHMANDU, Oct 19: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has directed the authorities concerned to make arrangements for immediate rescue and relief of those affected by floods and inundation after heavy rains in different parts of the country.

NEPALGUNJ, Oct 19: Four people trapped in the swollen Rapti River have been rescued safely. The locals of Duduwa Rural Municipality Ward 4 of Banke were trapped in the middle of the Rapti River on Monday evening.

DOTI, Oct 19: The bridge over the Seti River connecting the two districts - Achham and Bajura - including the district headquarters Silgadhi, is at risk of being swept away as the flow of water in the river has increased.

KAILALI, Oct 19: A couple trapped on an island in the middle of a river due to floods in Kailali has been rescued on Monday.